{"id":1817986,"date":"2023-08-17T20:35:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T00:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1817986"},"modified":"2023-08-17T20:35:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T00:35:03","slug":"upcoming-leventhal-exhibition-will-explore-boston-transit-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/08\/upcoming-leventhal-exhibition-will-explore-boston-transit-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Leventhal Exhibition Will Explore Boston Transit Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An upcoming exhibition at the Boston Public Library\u2019s Leventhal Map Center, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leventhalmap.org\/about\/press-releases\/getting-around-town-opens-fall-2023\/\"><strong><em>Getting Around Town: Four Centuries of Mapping Boston in Transit<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, \u201cbrings together an extraordinary collection of maps, plans, ephemera, and other materials to investigate how Bostonians have moved around the city in the past, present, and future.\u201d Opens September 9 and runs until April 27, 2024. 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